848064003670

Harlem Nocturne

Viscounts

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Format: CD

Cat No: RLGM4003672PMI

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Release Date:  17 July 2015

Label:  Real Gone Music

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  848064003670

Genres:  Rock  

  • Description

    A lot of folks covered Earle Hagen and Dick Rogers' classic composition "Harlem
    Nocturne" - there are over 500 recorded versions by some estimates - but the definitive take was laid down by a little-known R&B combo out of New Jersey named the Viscounts, who had a hit with the song for two different labels, for Madison in 1959 and for Amy in 1965.

    The latter release, which cracked the Top 40, spawned an entire album to go with it and if you are looking for the perfect soundtrack to set a bleary, late-night mood straight out of a Raymond Chandler novel (or a film by David Lynch or Quentin Tarantino - you can bet both of those guys have listened to this record), look no further - guitar dripping with reverb and tremolo, minor-key Hammond organ fills and sleazy saxophone create a mutant musical love-child of the Ventures, Link Wray and Earl Bostic.

    The original Amy album makes its worldwide CD debut on this Real Gone Music release, and we're putting it out exactly as it was originally issued, in a limited mini LP sleeve edition that recreates the original album art to the Tee. Remastered from the original mono tapes at Sony's own Battery Studios and LIMITED TO JUST 1200 COPIES WORLDWIDE!

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Harlem Nocturne
      • 2. Chug-A-Lug
      • 3. I Cover the Waterfront
      • 4. Dig
      • 5. September Song
      • 6. Opus #1
      • 7. The Touch (Le Grisbi)
      • 8. Viscount Rock
      • 9. Summertime
      • 10. Along the Navajo Trail
      • 11. Sophisticated Lady
      • 12. When the Saints Go Marching In